JHSHX — John Hancock Short Duration Municipal Opportunities Fund
Data updated: 2026-07-27
JHSHX — John Hancock Short Duration Municipal Opportunities Fund. Intermediate Municipal - National Bond. Holdings, fees, performance and SEC filings.
JHSHX Fund Overview
JHSHX — John Hancock Short Duration Municipal Opportunities Fund is a US mutual fund managed by John Hancock Municipal Securities Trust, categorised as Intermediate Municipal - National Bond. ABC INVEST provides holdings, performance, costs, cashflows, risk data, prospectus documents and SEC filings, sourced from SEC filings.
- Type: US mutual fund
- Manager: John Hancock Municipal Securities Trust
- Category: Intermediate Municipal - National Bond
- Assets under management: $196.08M
- 1-year return: 4.1%
- Ticker: JHSHX
- SEC CIK: 0000857769
- SEC series ID: S000076502
- Share class ID: C000236447
JHSHX Holdings
Top 10 holdings of John Hancock Short Duration Municipal Opportunities Fund by percentage of net assets, from the fund's latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Holding | % of net assets |
|---|---|
| Jh Collateral | 3.20% |
| Massachusetts Development Finance Agency | 1.62% |
| Pefa Inc. | 1.58% |
| California Community Choice Fi Ccedev 01/54 Adjustable Var | 1.35% |
| Cumberland County Industrial F Cumpol 12/27 Adjustable Var | 1.35% |
| Commonwealth of Puerto Rico | 1.35% |
| Mission Economic Development Corporation | 1.32% |
| City Of Chicago Il Waterworks Chiwtr 11/27 Fixed 5 | 1.31% |
| Iowa Finance Authority | 1.27% |
| Illinois Development Finance A Ilsdev 11/39 Adjustable Var | 1.26% |
JHSHX Portfolio Allocation
Asset-class allocation of John Hancock Short Duration Municipal Opportunities Fund by percentage of net assets, from the latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Asset class | Allocation |
|---|---|
| Fixed Income | 100.5% |
| Cash & Equivalents | 3.2% |
JHSHX Performance
Total returns for JHSHX (as of 2026-09-01), from SEC filings.
| Period | Total return |
|---|---|
| YTD | 0.7% |
| 1 year | 4.1% |
| 3 years (annualised) | 4.5% |
JHSHX Risk Information
Risk metrics for JHSHX, derived from monthly returns in SEC filings.
- 1-year volatility (annualised): 2.6%
JHSHX Costs and Fees
JHSHX costs about $136 per $10,000 invested per year in fund expenses.
- Net expense ratio: 1.36%
- Gross expense ratio: 1.93%
- Portfolio turnover: 56%
- Brokerage commissions: 0.00 bps of average net assets (SEC N-CEN)
JHSHX Cashflows
Over the 12 months to 2026-05, John Hancock Short Duration Municipal Opportunities Fund had net inflows of $142.10M, from monthly SEC N-PORT filings.
| Month | Net flow |
|---|---|
| 2026-05 | $17.08M |
| 2026-04 | $15.22M |
| 2026-03 | $22.08M |
| 2026-02 | $19.70M |
| 2026-01 | $15.41M |
| 2025-12 | $17.39M |
JHSHX Debt Constituents
Largest debt holdings of John Hancock Short Duration Municipal Opportunities Fund by percentage of net assets, from the latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Debt holding | % of net assets |
|---|---|
| Massachusetts Development Finance Agency | 1.62% |
| Pefa Inc. | 1.58% |
| California Community Choice Fi Ccedev 01/54 Adjustable Var | 1.35% |
| Cumberland County Industrial F Cumpol 12/27 Adjustable Var | 1.35% |
| Commonwealth of Puerto Rico | 1.35% |
| Mission Economic Development Corporation | 1.32% |
| City Of Chicago Il Waterworks Chiwtr 11/27 Fixed 5 | 1.31% |
| Iowa Finance Authority | 1.27% |
| Illinois Development Finance A Ilsdev 11/39 Adjustable Var | 1.26% |
| Salem County Pollution Control Salpol 06/29 Fixed 2.25 | 1.22% |
JHSHX Prospectus and SEC Filings
Official John Hancock Short Duration Municipal Opportunities Fund filings on SEC EDGAR — prospectus, portfolio holdings and annual reports.
- Prospectus (485BPOS) — filed 2025-09-25
- Prospectus (485BPOS) — filed 2023-09-26
- Prospectus supplement (497) — filed 2024-10-04
- Portfolio holdings (N-PORT) — filed 2026-07-27
- Portfolio holdings (N-PORT) — filed 2026-04-28
- Portfolio holdings (N-PORT) — filed 2026-01-28
- Annual census (N-CEN) — filed 2025-07-31
- Annual census (N-CEN) — filed 2024-08-14
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Data Sources
ABC INVEST compiles this page from public filings made to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) through EDGAR: portfolio holdings and monthly cashflows from Form N-PORT, expenses and returns from fund prospectuses (Form 485BPOS) and the SEC DERA Risk/Return Summary data sets, annual data from Form N-CEN, and shareholder reports from Form N-CSR.